NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (Reuters) – India’s fuel demand fell 1.6% in Sept compared with the same month last year.
Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 17.92 million metric tons, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil ministry showed.
Sales of gasoline, or petrol, were 3.0% higher from a year earlier at 3.15 million metric tons.
Diesel consumption was down 1.8% and totaled 6.37 million metric tons in Sept.
Cooking gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sales increased 1.6% to 2.59 million metric tons, while naphtha sales surged 0.6% to 1.03 million metric tons.
Sales of bitumen, used for making roads, were 0.4% up, while fuel oil use edged up 6.1% in Sept.
(Reporting by Bengaluru Commodities Desk) ( BLRCEEditorial@thomsonreuters.com )
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